Budget Analyst

Budget Analyst

The City of Bozeman is now accepting applications for a Budget Analyst who will perform advanced financial analysis with a strong emphasis on budgeting and forecasting that supports strategic decision making across the City.

This is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference in your community by joining the City of Bozeman! You will be part of a passionate team driving positive change while enjoying a fantastic benefits package. Full-time City of Bozeman employees receive top-tier benefits including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 12 holidays, 8 weeks of paid paternal leave, potential for bilingual pay, excellent retirement options, comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, discounted ski tickets and gym memberships, and much more!

Bargaining Unit: Non-Represented Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Exempt Work Week: Typically, Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm. Examples of Essential Work (Illustrative Only)

• Performs advanced analytical, financial, budgeting, technical, and administrative duties in support of the development, presentation, implementation, and monitoring of City budgets.
• Conducts financial research and analysis, including developing forecasts, cost projections, and multi-year financial models to support planning, strategic decision-making, and organizational priorities.
• Assists in the development, maintenance, and adjustments to the Capital Improvement Plan, Staffing Plan, and Annual Budget.
• Prepares and presents budget and fiscal management reports, analysis, forecasts, and recommendations to department directors, management, and leadership.
• Monitors revenues, expenditures, resources, and appropriations, including analyzing variances and recommends adjustments to maintain alignment with financial projections, available resources, and organizational priorities.
• Monitors expenditures and administers funding for program, grants, and other restricted resources to ensure compliance with City policy, laws, regulations, grant requirements, and funding agreements.
• Provides technical assistance and serves as the budget liaison to department directors, managers, and staff regarding budget and fiscal management policies, regulations, budget development, and financial issues.
• Prepares, formats, proofreads, assembles, maintains, and distributes budget documents, forms, tables, and related materials for internal and external use; coordinates revisions from multiple contributors and ensures accuracy and consistency.
• Analyzes special budget and financial issues, including project budgets, grant proposals, rate models, budget impacts for proposed projects, and other financial requests as assigned.
• Responds to information inquiries regarding budget and fiscal management.
• Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions.
• Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems.
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas.
• Responds to citizens' questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner.
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with department directors, managers, city employees, and other appropriate parties to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities.
• Performs other duties consistent with the role and function of this classification.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration or a closely related field, and
• 3 years of progressively responsible experience in financial analysis and forecasting, or
• Any combination of experience and training which provides the equivalent scope of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of governmental budgeting and financial management principles and practices.
• Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn the overall functions, duties and responsibilities of assigned departments/divisions.
• Ability to plan and organize work to meet schedules and deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with assigned supervisors, other City employees, boards, partner organizations, and the general public.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures, and instructions.
• Ability to prepare and present accurate and reliable reports containing findings and recommendations.
• Ability to operate a personal computer using standard or customized software applications appropriate to assigned tasks.
• Ability to use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions.
• Ability to perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines.
• Ability to meet timelines and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to utilize specialized spreadsheets, word processing, financial management, and database software applications programs.
• Ability to communicate complex budget information in an easy-to-understand format.
• Ability and willingness to quickly learn and put to use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology.
• Demonstrates integrity, ingenuity, and inventiveness and the use of the appropriate levels of discretion in the performance of assigned tasks.
• Consistently performs assignments in accordance with the City's Core Values of Integrity, Leadership, Service and Teamwork.

Preferred Qualifications

• Offers for employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of the conditional offer process including, but not limited to a driving record history check, criminal background check, credit history check, thorough reference checks, and general internet search.